Ron Graham and Tracy Williams costar in "The Man Who Came to Dinner

Ron Graham and Tracy Williams costar in "The Man Who Came to Dinner

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS: Dine out with ‘The Man’ this weekend in Sequim . . . and other items

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Nov. 6.

SEQUIM — The classic comedy “The Man Who Came to Dinner” is on now at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave., with a cast of 23 players and six shows to go.

While Ron Graham has the title role of outlandish New Yorker Sheridan Whiteside, the play is also a showcase of local actors Tracy Williams, Merv and Judi Wingard, Steve Schultz, Rich Hendricksen, David Willis, Nick Di Pietro and Joe Schulz, several of whom play multiple roles in the saga.

Curtain time is 7:30 Friday and Saturday nights and 2 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 15.

Tickets, at olympictheatrearts.org and 360-683-7326, are $16 for adults and $10 for youths ages 16 and younger.

Room for two

PORT TOWNSEND — Local singer-songwriters Abakis, aka Abby Kiser, and Kate Copeland will get together for a concert at Room to Move Yoga, 1008 Lawrence St., this Saturday night.

The PT Music Project presents this 7 p.m. performance, for which admission is a suggested $5 donation.

Abakis, for her part, has been working up some new country-soul songs while Copeland has been touring with her new album “The Recollection Room.”

Harmony collaboration is likely, since Copeland produced Abakis’ recent record, “I’m One Too.”

To learn more about the two artists, see katecopelandmusic.com and abakismusic.com.

Accordions unite

SEQUIM — Accordion players of all levels, accordion enthusiasts and dancers are invited to the Sequim Accordion Social at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St., this Sunday afternoon.

The Shipley, aka the Sequim senior center, hosts this gathering from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., with admission a suggested $2 donation.

During the second half of the afternoon, Seattle accordion player and teacher Andy Mirkovich will be the featured performer.

Besides appearing at the Space Needle Restaurant in Seattle for 11 years, Mirkovich has played with or for artists including Lawrence Welk, Myron Floren, Frank Yankovich, Burl Ives and the late King Hussein of Jordan.

For more details, phone the Shipley Center at 360-683-6806.

To be or not in PT

PORT TOWNSEND — The National Theatre of London’s production of “Hamlet” will beam onto the big screen at the Rose Theatre, 235 Taylor St., for three showings this weekend and next.

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch of “The Imitation Game,” the Shakespeare tragedy will begin at 11 a.m. this Saturday and Sunday and finally at 11 a.m. next Saturday, Nov. 14.

Tickets, available at the Rose box office and at rosetheatre.com, are $20 general, $18 for seniors and $16 for students and children.

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